Our role at integratedliving Australia is to support people with a disability to live independently and to be included in the community. To develop everyone’s capacities and to enable people to exercise choice and control.

The NDIS replaces a disability system with a system that is world-leading, equitable and sustainable. The NDIS will provide all Australians under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to live an ordinary life.

integratedliving supports all people:

Having positive relationships

Feeling a sense of belonging

Retaining individual autonomy

Having active involvement in decision-making

active engagement in community

to use their unique strengths in ways that provide a challenge, and

to be proud and being able to make a contribution.

We want to help by removing some of those significant barriers to an ordinary life, such as:

negative attitudes that view disability as a tragedy, and people with disability as dependent clients

service models that congregate people and segregate them from community

individualised support that acts as a paid friend rather than as a life facilitator, and

risk management approaches that deprive people of ordinary opportunities.

At integratedliving we instead provide a range of services that may be appropriate for you

What makes Overton House different is what has become an upper Hunter Iconic Event – All Stars Week!

All Stars Week is held each year to provide the people who live with a

Disability, an opportunity to participate in workshops including drama, dancing and movement where they build and put into practice various skills to showcase in the finale performance. After five days bonding, learning new skills and polishing their acts, everyone is then ready for the main event, generally held on a Saturday night – All Stars!

What has now become an integral part of a leadership program at St Joseph’s High School, Overton House & All Stars provides an opportunity for people to shine and learn leadership skills regardless of their ability – we have an attitude of What We Can Do!

Overton House DAY PROGRAMS

Community Participation provides an opportunity for young people with a disability to spend time in an age appropriate, supportive environment pursuing creative, recreational and leisure activities.

The program aims to build the capacity and confidence of individual young people to participate and interact with other people in positive ways in different settings.

Individual plans are created to integrate home and community involvements, maintain or develop everyday living skills and increase independence.

Community participation delivers customised activities focusing on the young person’s individual interests, goals and needs.